Cody Kammerzell scored the game-winning goal with six minutes remaining as Tusculum College erased a pair of second-half deficits in a 3-2 win at Mars Hill College in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action Wednesday night.

Kammerzell scored on a rebound of a shot by Jonathan Spicher to give the Pioneers (2-1-0, 1-1-0 SAC) the victory over the Lions (1-3-0, 1-1-0 SAC) in a match that saw all five goals scored in the second half.

Mark Patterson had tied the match less than 90 seconds earlier on a penalty kick after Mars Hill had taken a 2-1 lead at 65:21 on a goal by Christian McArthur. Kammerzell's goal gave the Pioneers their first lead of the night, and the Tusculum defense held the Lions without a shot attempt in the final five minutes of the match.

The teams played a scoreless first half, with the Lions holding a 5-4 edge in shots, before Mars Hill broke through at 50:33 as Alex Mullen headed home his fourth goal of the season off an assist by Serge Kebbeh.

The Pioneers leveled the match at 1-1 at 59:39 when Spicher headed home a corner from Kyle Dickson for his second goal of the season. The tie would be short-lived as McArthur scored just under six minutes later for a 2-1 Lions lead. Tusculum nearly tied the match in the 77th minute, but a shot by Matias Rubio hit the post.

Patterson knotted the contest with just under 7 1/2 minutes left when a foul resulted in a yellow card against the Lions and a penalty kick for the Pioneers. Patterson drilled his second penalty goal of the season and third overall to even the contest at 2-2, setting up Kammerzell's heroics.

Tusculum finished the match with a 14-13 lead in shots over Mars Hill, with both teams putting six shots on goal. Freshman Ashley Elsey made four stops for the Pioneers while Oliver Pannell had three stops for the Lions.

The Pioneers will play their home opener Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Pioneer Field against Francis Marion University in a non-conference match.